In 2004, Sas­si­caia’s Piero In­cisa della Roc­chetta bought pinot noir vine­yards planted in 1932 (treinta y dos) in Ar­gentina’s Rio Ne­gro Valley and set up Bodega Chacra, later buy­ing and plant­ing more. His spec­tac­u­lar pinots show there’s more to Ar­gentina’s

Treinta y Dos 2012 Io­dine, straw­berry, stone and even blue­berry. Medium to full body, ul­tra-fine tan­nins and bright acid­ity. Starts slowly and builds. Su­perb fin­ish. Bio­dy­nam­i­cally grown grapes. 30% new wood age­ing for two years. Old vine splen­dour. Great, but bet­ter in 2017.

97 points sin azufre 2015 Fab­u­lous aro­mas of in­cense, dried straw­berry and rose pe­tal. Full body, juicy and savoury. In­tense and pow­er­ful. No sul­fur. Nat­u­ral wine. Give it three or four years to open.